The Social Security system:
A. continues to burden businesses due to the fact that businesses must provide
and pay for this benefit for their employees.
B. will continue to serve the needs of U. S. citizens into the distant future, due to the fact that there are so few retirees placing a strain on it.
C. is failing because the U. S. government failed to invest the money that employees contributed.
D. met the needs of our nation when it was conceived, but needs an overhaul.

American gas products manufactures a device called a can-emitor that empties the contents of old aerosol cans in 2 to 3 seconds. this eliminates having to dispose of the cans as hazardous wastes. if a certain paint company can save $75,000 per year in waste disposal costs, how much could the company afford to spend now on the can-emitor if it wants to recover its investment in 3 years at an interest rate of 20% per year?

When interest is compounded continuously, the amount of money increases at a rate proportional to the amount s present at time t, that is, ds/dt = rs, where r is the annual rate of interest. (a) find the amount of money accrued at the end of 3 years when $4000 is deposited in a savings account drawing 5 3 4 % annual interest compounded continuously. (round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ (b) in how many years will the initial sum deposited have doubled? (round your answer to the nearest year.) years (c) use a calculator to compare the amount obtained in part (a) with the amount s = 4000 1 + 1 4 (0.0575) 3(4) that is accrued when interest is compounded quarterly. (round your answer to the nearest cent.) s = $

For the past six years, the price of slippery rock stock has been increasing at a rate of 8.21 percent a year. currently, the stock is priced at $43.40 a share and has a required return of 11.65 percent. what is the dividend yield? 3.20 percent 2.75 percent 3.69 percent